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Recognised as Colour

#73ABA2

  • #73ABA2
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#73ABA2 is a cyan with RGB values 115, 171, 162 and HSL 170°, 25%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#73ABA2#73ABA2
HEX#73ABA2
RGBrgb(115, 171, 162)
RGB (0–1)0.451, 0.6706, 0.6353
RGB percentages45.1%, 67.1%, 63.5%
HSLhsl(170.4, 25%, 56.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(170.4, 32.7%, 67.1%)
CMYK32.7%, 0%, 5.3%, 32.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,580,578
CSS custom property--colour: #73ABA2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35379WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness155.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.08:1
Contrast with white2.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.08:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9E9E9E
Inverted#8C545D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A6A5A2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#9C9DA3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.3 from the original
Tritanopia#61ADA8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.6:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.08:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 7.9Light seagreen · ΔE 17.9Dark cyan · ΔE 18.9Dark seagreen · ΔE 20.5Dark grey · ΔE 20.6Teal · ΔE 21
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 7.93, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AB737C
Analogous#73AB86, #7398AB
Triadic#A273AB, #ABA273
Split complementary#AB7398, #AB8673
Tetradic#8673AB, #AB737C, #98AB73

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F3F8F7
Lighter +30%#D3E4E2
Lighter +20%#B3D1CC
Lighter +10%#93BEB7
Darker −10%#589389
Darker −20%#45736C
Darker −30%#32534E
Darker −40%#1F3330
More saturated +25%#57C7B5
Less saturated −25%#8F8F8F

Channel breakdown

R115
G171
B162
Red115 (45.1%)
Green171 (67.1%)
Blue162 (63.5%)
Hue170.36°
Saturation (HSL)25%
Lightness56.08%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 73 · G AB · B A2

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